to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
red-hot iron; gunfire; gambling; violent-tempered
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
gunsmoke; smoke of cannon
loud laughter; hearty laugh
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
extermination; expulsion; destruction
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
will or decree (esp. of shogun); emperor's wishes
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
from the viewpoint of; according to
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
two directions; both directions; two-way; bidirectional
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
fickle; having many romantic interests
conflict; fighting each other
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)